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Shrewsbury college receives Ofsted praise

Ofsted has awarded Shrewsbury Sixth Form College a "good" grade in its latest report, which may interest those looking for teaching vacancies in the area.

Inspectors described the college as being "enjoyable, busy and industrious" and praised its wide-ranging curriculum and "outstanding" support for stu...View More

Ethnic minority attainment gap conference to be held

Strategies to raise educational attainment in the black and minority ethnic community will be looked at in a national policy conference, which may interest head teachers.

Held on May 14th, the conference will call on the government to invest in partnerships between maintained schools and supplementary schools and reward schools that offer good levels ...View More

'Sats damage education'

MPs have said that national Sat tests are putting pupils off education, which may interest those seeking teaching vacancies.

The Children Schools and Families Select Committee has the system which could encourage schools to become overly focused on hitting government targets at the expense of achievement in other areas.

Barry Sheerman, the committee's c...View More

Bob Wicks, Executive Chairman, wins Recruiter award for Outstanding Contribution

Executive Chairman of Select Education, Bob Wicks, has been awarded the Gary Clark Individual Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Recruitment Profession at the Recruiter Awards 2008....View More

Exam timetabling 'causes stress'

Head teachers have warned that timetabling issues are adding pressure to pupils sitting their exams, it has been reported.

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has said that some pupils can end up sitting four or four exams in a single day, according to the BBC.

Reasons for this include more pupils taking a wider range of subj...View More

ldr in running for PR award

A magazine published for school leaders has been nominated for a prestigious award, which may interest head teachers.

Nottingham-based ldr, which has a circulation of 41,000, has been shortlisted for the best external newspaper/magazine category in the Chartered Institute of Public Relations' annual Ex...View More

GTC welcomes trainee registration

The General Teaching Council for England (GTC) agrees with proposals that will see the provisional registration for trainee teachers.

In comments that may interest those considering a teaching job, the organisation said that a registration policy would ensure that individuals in training are suitable to teach...View More

Maths teaching vacancies shortfall

New research suggests that the shortage of maths teachers in England and Wales will increase, which may interest those considering maths teaching vacancies.

Figures from the Education Data Surveys show that only 2,000 maths teachers are to be trained this year, with even fewer signed up for next year....View More

Independent schools 'should not attack public sector'

The chair of the Commons Education Select Committee has slammed the independent schools sector for attacking state schools.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Barry Sheerman, Labour MP, said that people have every right to send their children into independent education if they want t...View More

UCU and NUT merger to be discussed

Unions representing university lecturers and school teachers are considering merging, it has been reported.

In developments which may interest those holding teaching jobs, the University and College Union (UCU) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT) will discuss forming one organisation, according to the Guardian.

At the UCU's annual confer...View More